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The warnings span Wednesday and Thursday and include parts of east Wales, the Midlands, northern England, East Anglia and southern England - including London.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Garret Martin, a foreign policy expert at American University, said Trump "famously has a short attention span."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was the third straight weekly gain for the precious metal, which has gained more than 14% over that span.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They have an OPS of .672, which is 21st in baseball in that span.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the span of a year, I’d gained Barack and lost Suzanne, and the power of those two things together had left me spinning.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
During a prolific career that spanned six decades, Parton penned some 3,000 tunes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Panettiere, whose career spanned TV, film and video games, died Sunday at age 36, her father announced in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
An anxious Zaragoza spoke with StubHub at least 10 times in calls that spanned nearly three hours in the days leading up to the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Stone bridges spanned swift, narrow rivers, while small farms spread in rings around holdfasts walled in wood and stone.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Over a career spanning more than 60 years, she sold more than 100 million records, wrote more than 3,000 songs and won 11 Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement honour.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The program includes performances spanning genres, from African and contemporary to jazz and tap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
When the team examined animal genomes more broadly, they found related enzymes in more than 66 species spanning nine different phyla.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
We have a second arc of coherence spanning the text, which links all the manifestations of cold weather.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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